Alice Walker's short story, "Everyday Use," is a story that revolves around the themes of womanhood, family, sibling rivalry, race, and heritage. Walker manages to bring all of these issues together in one object, which becomes the central symbol of the story – the quilt. ... Walker starts out by characterizing the sisters, Dee and Maggie, as complete opposites. ... It is Maggie's statement, "She can have them, MamaI can 'member Grandma Dee without the quilts," (Walker) that makes up the narrator's mind. ...

• Word Count: 1002
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography

Alice Walker is a child of sharecroppers who raised cotton in the rural South. ... Alice Walker's, "Everyday Use," explores an African-American family exploring their heritage. ... There are no real windows just some holes cut in the sides, like the portholes in a ship," (Walker 299). ... Walker does this to help the reader to get a better understanding and image of the story. ... Anxious of her sister's arrival, Maggie "will stand hopelessly in corners" (Walker 297). ...

• Word Count: 1247
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Everyday Use In the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker the title ties into the issues about the quilts. ... Walker is trying to show us that the art is in the work that was put into making them. ... Walker wants us to recognize what we have and not show it off to the world. ... Walker is also showing us that there are always two kinds of people in a family, those who do and those who don't. ...

• Word Count: 648
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Alice Walker's Everyday use is about a mother and her two daughters named Dee and Maggie. The story is narrated by a woman who is faced with the decision to give away two quilts to one of her daughters. Between the sisters, it seemed Dee is the selfish one, and as a result, received whatever she des...

• Word Count: 314
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Summary of Everyday Use Everyday Use is a story written by Alice Walker. It is a story of a mother who gets a visit from one of her daughters. The story takes place during the 1960's. The story begins with the mother and one of her daughters (Maggie) relaxing in the backyard. The mother...

• Word Count: 503
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School